Portland Opportunities Industrialization Center Inc

Youth and family services:community healing initiative - the organization provides case management, counseling, and healing therapy services for families of youth currently or recently involved in the juvenile or criminal justice system.mentoring - a volunteer program utilizing best practice methods to create strong relationships between adult mentors and rahs youth mentees and to engage youth in community-based activities alongside a positive adult influence.youth and community grant - a community-based grant designed to assist existing efforts in improving education and workforce success for youth who are disconnected from, or are at risk of disconnecting from the education system and labor market. The target population of this grant are opportunity and priority youth. Opportunity and priority youth are youth age 16 and older who are disconnected from the education system and the labor market.workforce and innovation grant - an innovative and sustainable effort that improves education and/or workforce success for youth ages 6-24, with an emphasis on youth ages 14-24 who are disconnected from school and/or work. This is intended to support programming that includes educational re-engagement, career connected learning, post-secondary access, and support services to ensure stability and success for youth facing significant barriers to education and employment.

Employment and training:work opportunity training (wot) - the organization provides flexible employment preparation and career exposure opportunities designed to increase youth economic self-sufficiency through career exploration, gaining financial literacy, resume and interview preparation, job referrals, and internships.career prep - in partnership with worksystems, inc., the organization unites local businesses and professionals to provide employment and finance training, career coaching and planning, and real work experience for youth through age 25.leadership - a collection of opportunities for rahs students to increase self-confidence and develop communication, organization, and conflict resolution skills through exercises in self-reflection and taking on educator and leadership roles with peer and non-peer groups.poic kitchen - poic's culinary + hospitality emergent fellowship academic (chef) program is a paid 12-week opportunity for students to learn industry standards, all while providing nutritious and delicious food to our students and the individuals we serve. Construction pre-apprenticeship - poic provides a 12-week program to prepare adults for careers in construction and in the trades. This is a paid opportunity for hands-on learning, classroom instruction, industry-recognized certifications, career exploration, and more.

Community outreach:street level community outreach - a partnership between poic and the cities of portland and gresham which deploys outreach workers to neighborhoods across multnomah county with the goal of preventing youth violence and connecting gang-impacted youth with positive alternatives.healing hurt people (hhp) - in partnership with legacy emmanuel, oregon health and science university, and legacy mt. Hood, our hhp team advocates for victims of violence, offering support, resources, and more to them and their families as they recover. Life coaching - 18-month life planning and wraparound support for justice-involved individuals.